Parapet

//ˈpæɹ.ə.pɪt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A low protective wall.

    "Engineers will be closely checking the bridge for damage beyond the obvious smashed parapets."

  2. 2
    fortification consisting of a low wall wordnet
  3. 3
    Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.

    "Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against the clearing sky."

  4. 4
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony wordnet
  5. 5
    A fortification consisting of a wall.

    "Obviously if you have only a few days in which to train a soldier, you must teach him the things he will most need; how to take cover, how to advance across open ground, how to mount guards and build a parapet – above all, how to use his weapons."

Etymology

From Middle French parapet, from Italian parapetto.

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